12/19/2024
WT Staff
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December 19, 2024 1023 am EST
Whitehall State of Emergency continues, residents urged to conserve water
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Washington County: The Town and Village of Whitehall remains under a State of Emergency and water conservation order. From the Town website, "Residents are reminded that the water emergency is not over and that the water supply still requires conservation measures. Residents and businesses are asked to:
- Use showers and water usage appliances but are urged to limit their use.
- Limit length of showers and avoid filling bathtubs and sinks.
- Run dishwashers and washing machines with full loads to limit water use.
- Hydronic heaters can be used. Please monitor leaks.
If your pipes are prone to freezing, you must take steps to winterize or insulate your pipes as continuous water running is not allowed."
Whitehall Village serves 2800 people from a surface water source in the Lake Champlain watershed. There are no serious violations on the EPA compliance record for the last 12 quarters.
St Lawrence County: Ogdensburg City Water has issued a BWA for customers on 800-1100 blocks of South Water Street and 800-900 blocks of Mechanic Street, until further notice. Ogdensburg City serves a population of 10064 from a surface water source in the St Lawrence watershed. There are no violations of the SDWA on the record with EPA.
Oswego County: Pulaski Village is under BWA following a water main break on Monday. The BWA applies to customers on South Jefferson Street, likely until Thursday at minimum. Pulaski Village provides potable water to 2398 customers from a groundwater well source in the Lake Ontario minor tributaries east section of New York State. There are no serious violations of the SDWA on record, four matters of non-compliance over the last three years.
See how the New York drinking water facilities compare with those in GA, OH, LA and CA, according to the EPA Compliance History stats, here.
Streamflow Situation from the network of USGS monitoring sites in NYS
Fair, 42 degrees in the city, high 43 Thursday. A chance of rain and snow tomorrow, rain before 10am, switching to rain and snow between 10am and 1pm, back to rain after 1pm.
Overcast and 28 degrees upstate west, high 33 with an 80% chance of snow Friday, up to an inch and a half accumulation possible by Saturday morning, according to NWS Binghampton. Much the same for Massena, overcast and 26, high 30 today, snow likely tomorrow with up to an inch and a half accumulation by Saturday morning, according to NWS Burlington VT.
Streamflows run much above seasonal normal statewide Thursday, with two areas still rated on the drought map. Moderate drought persists over Putnam and north Westchester Counties, Lake Ontario minor tributaries west section again rated below normal from Niagara through Orleans County to mid Monroe County. As of this report there are no active floods, no extreme high or low flows.
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